Itxassou
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 60.1/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 92 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Itxassou (INSEE 64279) is in Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64), part of CA du Pays Basque. Population 2,248 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/64279-itxassou
Vitality score
Vitality score 60.1/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 92 % of the 8,843 communes of a similar size.
Compare this with communes of a similar size. The score measures how well a place is served relative to its own size band, and larger communes score higher as a rule — so it reads meaningfully against another village, and misleadingly against a town.
Measured but not scored in this model: Market. See the methodology for why.
| Component | Value (0–1) | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily food | 0.47 | 25 | 11.83 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.58 |
| Education | 0.78 | 10 | 7.77 |
| Health | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.94 | 10 | 9.38 |
| Housing mix | 0.73 | 5 | 3.64 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE CELLAN). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (HARATEGIA). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CHEZ BOROI). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (ALZUYETA · ONATABIO). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (ONGI PIZ). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (BAR RESTAURANT SAINT PIERRE · BALAKI OSTATU JATETXEA · BISTROT ETCHEPARE). [4]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST-JOSEPH · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ARROKAGARAI IKASTOLA). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (DENISE MACHICOTE-POEYDESSUS, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (GEREZIAK). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE D'ITXASSOU). [3]
3 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
3 × Hotel (HOTEL DU FRONTON RESTAURANT BONNET · HOTEL DU CHENE · LE TXISTULARI). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (SARL CAMPING HIRIBERRIA). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | BOULANGERIE CELLAN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | HARATEGIA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | CHEZ BOROI | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | ALZUYETA · ONATABIO | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | ONGI PIZ | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | BAR RESTAURANT SAINT PIERRE · BALAKI OSTATU JATETXEA · BISTROT ETCHEPARE | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST-JOSEPH · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ARROKAGARAI IKASTOLA | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | DENISE MACHICOTE-POEYDESSUS, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | GEREZIAK | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE D'ITXASSOU | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 3 | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 3 | HOTEL DU FRONTON RESTAURANT BONNET · HOTEL DU CHENE · LE TXISTULARI | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | SARL CAMPING HIRIBERRIA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 2,022 (2012) → 2,248 (2023): 11.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,563 (1990) → 2,248 (2023): 43.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,292, of which 13.6 % second homes and 6.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Itxassou): 0.6 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Itxassou): 0.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Itxassou): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Cambo-les-Bains): 3 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Itxassou): 0.7 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 17 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ESPELETTE weather station, 2.5 km away at 97 m; the village itself is at 79 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 16 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BIARRITZ-PAYS-BASQUE, 18.2 km away at 71 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 1,697 mm of rain a year, spread over 145 days — about 11.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ESPELETTE, 2.5 km away at 97 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64279/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64279/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64279/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64279/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64279
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64160
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
Villages like this one
Matched on size, density, second homes and which everyday shops and services are present — not on the score, so a village of the same kind that is doing better or worse shows up rather than being hidden.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Rivière-Saint-Sauveur | 14 | 688 km N | 2,527 | 64.4 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 92 % · humidity 0 % |
| Anet | 28 | 652 km N | 2,721 | 65.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 69 % · humidity 0 % |
| Artannes-sur-Indre | 37 | 465 km N | 2,795 | 55.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 77 % · humidity 0 % |
| Le Thillot | 88 | 811 km NE | 3,167 | 47.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 11 % · humidity 0 % |
| Tosse | 40 | 40 km N | 3,556 | 48.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 71 % |
| Sarras | 07 | 535 km NE | 2,220 | 58.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 82 % · humidity 29 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tosse | 40 | 40 km N | 3,556 | 48.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 71 % |
| Artannes-sur-Indre | 37 | 465 km N | 2,795 | 55.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 77 % · humidity 0 % |
| Sarras | 07 | 535 km NE | 2,220 | 58.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 82 % · humidity 29 % |
| Anet | 28 | 652 km N | 2,721 | 65.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 69 % · humidity 0 % |
| La Rivière-Saint-Sauveur | 14 | 688 km N | 2,527 | 64.4 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 92 % · humidity 0 % |
| Le Thillot | 88 | 811 km NE | 3,167 | 47.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 11 % · humidity 0 % |
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…and in much the same climate
The same match on size and services, narrowed to communes whose summers, winters and summer humidity are all close to Itxassou's. All three are required, so this section is absent for the 11.8 % of communes with no humidity station near enough to measure: two temperature axes alone cannot tell a muggy coast from a dry one.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narrosse | 40 | 51 km NE | 3,387 | 45.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Larressore | 64 | 4.9 km NW | 2,163 | 55.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tercis-les-Bains | 40 | 44 km NE | 1,359 | 40.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Espelette | 64 | 3.3 km W | 2,155 | 71.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mées | 40 | 47 km NE | 2,036 | 51.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bidache | 64 | 27 km NE | 1,338 | 47.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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